Final Week – Tintin: Hergé's Masterpiece

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Somerset House
Terrace Rooms, South Wing
London WC2R 1LA
November 12, 2015 – January 31, 2016

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"Stepping inside the wonderfully eccentric world of artist-author Hergé and Tintin, his intrepid young reporter, the exhibition explores the evolution of the artwork of Hergé, from the simplicity of early newspaper strips to the genre-defining graphic work of the later books. Drawing on the archives of the Hergé Museum in Belgium, Tintin: Hergé's Masterpiece features pencil sketches, character drawings, and watercolours alongside original artwork from the finished stories.

The exhibition also reveals more about the man behind the masterpiece. Hergé had an enduring fascination with architecture and design. With his skill as an illustrator and a draughtsman's eye for design, the settings in which the stories were played out were always rendered in meticulous detail."

—Somerset House

Margaret Howell Autumn-Winter '16

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The Margaret Howell Autumn-Winter '16 men's collection was presented at the brand's Wigmore Street store in London today. A mix of mainline and MHL pieces combined to create an effortless balance between the tailored and utilitarian styles that often define each label. Highlights included six-button double breasted jackets, long belted Mackintosh coats, and Dainite-soled Chelsea boots, while two-tone silk scarves and high-waisted cropped trousers formed a consistent thread throughout. View all 25 looks from the show by following the link below.

—Vogue
—Margaret Howell

Campul by Fumihiko Okabe

 

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Photography: Arata Suzuki
Styling: Fumihiko Okabe
Hair & Makeup: Misao Touyama

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Featuring a selection of Fall-Winter'15 pieces from Engineered Garments, Needles and South2 West8, alongside footwear by Arrow Moccasin, Spectusshoeco., Tricker's and Troentorp, the latest instalment of Nepenthes' long-running online editorial series, Remix, is directed and styled by Fumihiko Okabe. Shot against a variety of verdant, stone and beachside backgrounds, the men's and women's story, captured by photographer Arata Suzuki, can be seen in full by following the link below.

—Campul

Several English-made Belts

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London-based brand Several have recently received a selection of beautiful English-made belts, featuring a series of brass and nickel buckles. There are eight versions in total, seven in classic shades of smooth bridle leather and one in a rich tobacco suede. Combining simple styling with high-quality materials and construction, they're everything a good belt should be in a market filled with options that frequently fall short.

—Available from Several

Margaret Howell 2016 Calendar: Barbara Hepworth Exhibition Catalogues 1954-1971

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Earlier this year Margaret Howell designed a capsule collection to accompany the Barbara Hepworth retrospective at Tate Britain. As part of this process, an array of historical exhibition catalogues were discovered, and it's the covers of these which form the basis of the brand's latest calendar. In Margaret's words,"they are of their time, but still impress as pared down design that conveys the dynamism and power of the work it represents." The calendars are now for sale in-store and online, with profits to be donated to Open-City.

—Available from Margaret Howell
—Open-City

JIMA: Website Redesign

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As part of a subtle redesign, New York-based photographer JIMA has just updated his website with a selection of new content. Featuring recent work for Arc'teryx Veilance, Engineered Garments, Popeye, Ginza and our own magazine, alongside imagery from the popular LOITER series, his movie set photography and plenty of archive material, it is well worth exploring. Be sure to have a look at the film section as well, where 4 Parts Dream is a particular highlight from the past.

—JIMA

Inventory Magazine Issue 13 – FW15

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—01. Agnès B. by Quentin de Briey.

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The cover of our Fall-Winter ’15 issue features French designer Agnès B., photographed by Quentin de Briey. The thirteenth edition of Inventory also includes Shawn Stussy, Ian Wallace and Douglas Coupland, LQQK Studio, Jim Walrod, Warehouse and Misha Hollenbach; a selection of seasonal fashion stories; and contributions by Hiroki Nakamura, Sarah Soquel Morhaim, Peter Bellamy and Bruno Staub. Copies are now available from our online store, and will start to arrive at stockists around the world over the course of the next week or so.

—Available from Inventory

Modern Design in Britain: An exhibition curated by Margaret Howell from The Ken Stradling Collection

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34 Wigmore Street
London W1U 2RS
October 15 – November 15, 2015

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If you live in London or find yourself passing through in the next two weeks, you really should visit this fantastic exhibition before it finishes. Featuring over 50 items from the Ken Stradling Collection in Bristol, carefully chosen by Margaret Howell and interspersed throughout her Wigmore Street store, it pays particular attention to a selection of furniture designed by Marcel Breuer in the 1930s. These very special pieces are complimented by a range of glass, ceramic and household objects from the likes of Per Lütken, Betty Blandino and Robert Welch.

—Margaret Howell
—The Ken Stradling Collection
—Online Feature: Modern Design in Britain